Nick Christophers, Cosa Nostra News Contributor, Debuts First Novel

Nick "Nicky Vegas" Christophers Nick Christophers, Cosa Nostra News contributing blogger, has published a work of fiction called Destinies , which is available on Amazon.com now. The story centers on mob boss Santo Furri and a looming mob war. I spoke with Nick about the book recently. What inspired you to write -- and what inspired Destinies? "My knowledge and fascination with the mob world. I loved writing since I was a kid and it all started after reading The Outsiders by SE Hinton ( an excellent book, folks! Was life-changing for me too--ed note .) that got me to write as well. I used some of my own experiences in the book." So far Destinies is getting positive reviews and has a five-star ranking. (Nick also recently was filmed for a mob documentary shot by a UK production company.) click image to purchase Nick, who I go way back with -- many years, actually (he lives blocks away from me) -- also is working on two other...